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Windows 7: Clean Install Windows 7

Thanks, Shawn...
I can't get into Windows to do a backup, and the laptop is stuck in a StartUp Repair Loop... I can boot from my Installation disk, but it doesn't start Windows - makes an effort, and then nothing! I get a black screen with a white arrow cursor.
I have downloaded a Recovery Disk, but it doesn't seem to boot from that either...
Help, please...
Brett

Thank you everyone for your support, advice and solutions!
My laptop is back, up and running, and I'm I'm doing a Backup as I type this! (on another computer)

I eventually took out the hard drive, and went to Best Buy and bought a SATA drive convertor to USB, and accessed the HDD through another computer - I ran CHKDSK, on the drive, and it was able to repair some corrupted files. The data was then readable as an external drive... I then copied my most importnat files onto the other laptop, and then re-assembled my laptop. Booted up, and there it was!!!

I'm doing backups, now, and after that I will run a whole battery of diagnostics on it...

I really appreciate your support - it has been a rough week since the laptop died, and you guys have been invaluable! We may not have solved it directly, but you all gave me the next step to pursue...
Best wishes, Brett

Sirs,
Can I enter "Administrator" as the user name at step 11, described in this tutorial? If so, when I am logged in for the first time, is the administrator account is active automatically for me. Or I should again make it active, by the "net users administrator /active:yes" command?
PJ

I would recommend to use a different name, if it would even let you use that name, since this account setup during installation would not be the built-in Administrator account. Yes, you would have to use that command to activate the built-in Administrator account.

That is the great answer. I appreciate. Thank you. I had other answers but not as clear as this one. And if you search you become sure. I quote your answer with the source in those places if you do not mind.
PJ

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